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Humanitarian Tourism had a very good debut and has finished on the best way in Tanzania
2011. November 04.
10 persons of the Humanitarian group are back to Hungary with full of wonderful experiences on 31st October.
Tanzania as a new country and a new project was coming into the work of the Foundation, and also was debut as a new destination on the area of Humanitarian Tourism.
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The most important part of our Humanitarian Tourism was to undertaking common with local people.
We got to know and experienced the world of massais including the real massai culture. We built huts with mud, sang, danced and jumped together as well.
We tested our qualities against massais’ ones on the field of sports and finally Hungarian football team won. Its result got 4:0, but honestly some of massai players help us to reach the winner’s place.
We visited two institutions, exactly a massai orphanage and an elementary school called Massai Academy maintaining by Massai Foundation. There is not any electricity.
There are not any school supplies, books, booklets, pens, etc. in schools. Teachers give their knowledge from head.The gifts (school equipments, clothes, toys) collected by humanitarian tourists were given to orphaned children and people in need of a clinic.
It was a big-big pleasure to bring smile on the faces of children while we were giving presents to them.
We have repainted two class-rooms of Massai Academy School as well.
Thank God, we were able to make our humanitarian mini-project come true (water-collection system (tank) in front of the school) as our Humanitarian tourists gave supports for our Tanzanian project on financial way and by own hands as well.
We have drilled a pump deeply in 400 meters and we created a water collection tank that is standing on the backyard of the school and is able to save lives, hopefully.
As there goes rainy season, so they will have chance to collect some water due to this tank.
The system was cost more than 1.500 USD.
In summary, it is very great feeling to share that after the mission-journey our tourists felt like it was more important and wonderful to giving to people than getting from them.
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